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Reminiscence bump in autobiographical memory: Unexplained by novelty, emotionality, valence, or importance of personal events

Steve M. J. Janssen Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jaap M. J. Murre University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 1847-1860 | Received 02 Feb 2007, Published online: 19 Nov 2008

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